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No. 366,155. Patented July 5, 1887.

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WILLIAM \V. CRISP, OF OHELTENHADLOOUNTY' OF GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND.

TROUSERS AND- PATTERN THEREFOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,155, dated July 5,1887.

Application filed February 23, 1887. Serial No. 228,573. (ModeL)Patented in England February 15, 1686, No. 2,733.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM WVALLACE Game, of No. 1 Beverly Villas,Marle Hill Road ,Gheltenhannin the county of Gloucester, England,tailor, have invented an Improvement in Trousers and Patterns Therefor,(for which I have received Letters Patentin Great Britain, No. 2,733,dated February 25, 1886,) of which the following is a specification.

Trousers and such like articles made according to my invention may beformed either with or without the outside scams. The inside curved seamsare placed in such positions as to insure the wearer perfect freedomfrom chafing, thereby securing greater durability and allowing morespring in the fork than can be obtained with the old system of cutting.I also obtain a saving both in material and la bor when each half of thetrousers is made in a single piece.

. My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which-Figure 1 represents a back view of a pair of trousers, and Fig. 2 anoutline of a piece of cloth cut out according to my invention to for m apattern for one half or log of a pair of trousers.

My improvement relates to the inside seams,

a, of trousers and other like articles, which, as shown at Fig. 1, aremade to follow a curved line from the knee or a little below the same,which line inclines to the back of the thigh and passes between the seatand the fork b, forming a somewhat sharp curve, a, from its junctionwith the fork, whereby a better fit is obtained to the seat than whenthe ordinary fork-seams are used. The outline of the ma terial to formthe back of the trousers, as shown at Fig. 2, is of the ordinary formfrom the waist downward to near the fork G, but at a short distancebefore it reaches the latter it follows a sharp hollow curve, 9, to thefork, at which point it meets another sharp hollow curve, 9, therebyforming a pointed projection at the fork G. From the sharp hollow curveit joins the seam-line of the leg, which is somewhat curved down to theknee-line k, or thereabout, from which the outline may be of any desiredshape below to the bottom M of the leg. The material to form the frontof the of the inner seam, a, passes downward to the foot, butis, asshown at Fig. 1, removed slightly nearer to the heel portion of thetrousers-leg than in the old system.

In. cutting or making trousers according to my invention, they may, ifdesired, be made in only two parts one part shaped, as described, withrespect to Fig. 2, and one seam, a, only for each leg, in which case theordinary outside seam is dispensed with. I

In Fig. 2, A B is the balanceline, G D the front line, DE the back line,F G the forklin'e, H I the spring-line, J K the knee-line, and L M thebottom line.

In making up a pair of trousers cut out in the manner described withrespect to Fig. 2, the point F is brought to G, the point H to I, thepoint J to K, and the point L to M, and when the two edges are closedtogether one leg of a pair of trousers will be formed. If side seams arerequired, four pieces of material are necessary, as under the oldsystem; but the outline of the parts to form the back seam, c, andinside seams, to, would be as heretofore de scribed; but the outlines ofthe material to form the outside seams, instead of running in thedirection of the straightline indicated by the balance-line A. B, wouldbe made of any desired or ordinary outline.

The dotted lines in Fig. 2, which are not lettered and not otherwisereferred to, are mere working-lines, and will be readily understood bycompetent tailors. Iwould here remark that the outline curves in Fig. 2will be varied tosuit different forms and proportions of figure.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is- 1. A pattern for trousers, formed with a back linehaving sharp hollow curves 1 and 9, providing a pointed projection atthe fork G, and

a front line having a sharp hollow curve, f, junction with the forksubstantially as deand a reverse curve, f, providing a rounded scribed.

projection attheforkF,'substantiallyas shown W. W. CRISP. and described.Witnesses:

2. Trousers having inside seams, a, follow- ALFRED GEORGE LEAR, ingcurved lines from the knees to the back of 51 St. Paul Street, NorthOheltenham. the thighs between the seat and the fork 1), JOHN CHARLESRAMSAY,

forming sharp concealed curves at from their Sommerville, CharltonKings, Oheltenham.

